Amulet of Yendor

Amulet of Yendor
Vital statistics
Type	Ultimate Dungeon Prize
Effects	Allows the Hero/ine to ascend to the surface Draws newly-spawned enemies to the Hero/ine Daytime enemy spawn rate matches nighttime enemy spawn rate
Source	Atop a pedestal, at depth 26
Cost to buy	Cannot be bought
Cost to sell	Cannot be sold

The Amulet of Yendor is the dungeon's ultimate prize, and the Hero/ine's sole/main reason for entering the dungeon.

Description

	Amulet of Yendor
	The Amulet of Yendor is the most powerful known artifact of unknown origin. It is said that the amulet is able to fulfil[sic] any wish if its owner's will-power is strong enough to "persuade" it to do it.

Use

It can only be dropped, or thrown, and cannot be equipped; it still has no activated ability (like Epic Armor) at this time.

Having the Amulet of Yendor in the backpack allows the Hero/ine to ascend to the surface & leave the Dungeon.

However, newly-spawned enemies will be drawn to the Hero/ine, as if a Seed of Rotberry/Alarm trap/Scroll of Challenge had been activated.

And, once the Amulet is obtained, it will make daytime enemy spawn rate, match nighttime enemy spawn rate (& throwing it won’t change anything).

When obtained, you are prompted to choose between finishing the game, or continuing to play.

• If you select "Let's call it a day", you are returned to the Main Menu, and that current game file is erased.
• If you select "I'm not done yet", the amulet fills a slot in your Backpack, and you are able to continue playing.
  • After selecting the "I'm not done yet" option, you may still choose to "End the Game" with the amulet at any time (just tap on the item & the selection will show up).

Obtaining

The Amulet of Yendor is placed atop a pedestal, in-between two skull pillars, at the center of the only room at depth 26.

On April 1st, the rat king will say something about his birthday. If you trow any piece of food at him, he will drop a fake Amulet of Yendor and say "April fools!"

Trivia

• The Amulet of Yendor first appeared in Rogue, the game which spawned the genre of roguelike games, which Pixel Dungeon belongs to. It also appears in NetHack, Brogue (which was the main inspiration for Pixel Dungeon), and many other roguelikes.
• As seen from the game description & besides the Dwarves, Pixel Dungeon revolves around this ultimate artifact.
• If you have the Amulet of Yendor in your backpack & you get revived by an Ankh, the Amulet of Yendor will be in your Backpack upon revival.

Gallery

Endgame screen upon obtaining the AoY

Interaction window of AoY accessed via Backpack

Surface at day

Surface at night

History

Update	Change
0.4	Added: The depth 21 signpost stated that, in the next major update of the game, the player will finally have a chance to seize the ultimate artifact of the game - the Amulet of Yendor.
0.4.5a ?	"..."
0.5.2	Changed: The temporary depth was removed from the game/moved to the rumored depth 27. Instead, the amulet is obtained at depth 26, in a similar one-room depth.
1.7.0	Changed: Having the AoY in the backpack: Allows the Hero/ine to ascend to the surface & leave the dungeon. Draws newly-spawned enemies to the Hero/ine. Makes daytime enemy spawn rate match nighttime enemy spawn rate.